Ring
1600-1700
| Place of origin |
Gold ring, enamelled in black and white. Cushion form bezel with a pyramidal top set with a small table-cut diamond; the shoulders decorated with foliage.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold and diamond |
| Brief description | Gold ring with black and white enamel, set with a table-cut diamond. Europe, 1600-1700. |
| Physical description | Gold ring, enamelled in black and white. Cushion form bezel with a pyramidal top set with a small table-cut diamond; the shoulders decorated with foliage. |
| Credit line | Murray Bequest |
| Object history | Part of the Murray Bequest. Henry Boyles Murray bequeathed his collection including porcelain and metalwork to the Museum together with £50,000 for future acquisitions. Henry Boyles Murray was born in 1843, the son of Thomas Murray, a clergyman. On 6 March 1852 he was admitted to St Paul’s School, London. In 1861 Murray enlisted with the 8th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot. He was promoted to captain on 1 September 1867. He died on 24 August 1910, aged 67, bequeathing to the Museum his collection, notably porcelain and metalwork, but also pictures, miniatures, fans and 'other objects of bijouterie and virtu', together with the sum of £50,000 for future acquisitions. In 1911 Colonel Sir Wyndham Murray presented to the Museum a portrait of Murray (Museum no. P.4-1911) painted by Samuel Lane. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.1016-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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